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Rusted Hot Water Base Board Cover Michael Bushey 02-19-2007
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Posted by Michael Bushey on February 19, 2007, 3:15 pm


The cover in our bathroom over the hot water base board has rust speckles.
The original paint job is factory bonded. Is there a way to repaint this and
remove the rust speckles without stripping down the whole thing?


Posted by N8N on February 19, 2007, 3:43 pm


> The cover in our bathroom over the hot water base board has rust speckles.
> The original paint job is factory bonded. Is there a way to repaint this and
> remove the rust speckles without stripping down the whole thing?

If you can remove the rusted part, you could just rub it down with
phosphoric acid and steel wool and then wet-sand with 400 grit and
repaint.

The acid may or may not take off the factory finish, depending on what
it is.

If you really want it to look like new, you could have it
powdercoated, although a new heater is probably cheaper.

nate


Posted by Michael Bushey on February 19, 2007, 6:21 pm


On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:43:53 -0500, N8N wrote
Since I am the only male in the family and a surgeon I will try better aiming
procedures in the future.



>> The cover in our bathroom over the hot water base board has rust speckles.
>> The original paint job is factory bonded. Is there a way to repaint this and
>> remove the rust speckles without stripping down the whole thing?
>
> If you can remove the rusted part, you could just rub it down with
> phosphoric acid and steel wool and then wet-sand with 400 grit and
> repaint.
>
> The acid may or may not take off the factory finish, depending on what
> it is.
>
> If you really want it to look like new, you could have it
> powdercoated, although a new heater is probably cheaper.
>
> nate
>



Posted by tmurf.1@juno.com on February 19, 2007, 4:20 pm


> The cover in our bathroom over the hot water base board has rust speckles.
> The original paint job is factory bonded. Is there a way to repaint this and
> remove the rust speckles without stripping down the whole thing?

The first thing you have to do is stop pissing on it. You can buy
replacement covers at HD and then add a few coats of polyurethane.


Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on February 19, 2007, 5:05 pm



> The cover in our bathroom over the hot water base board has rust speckles.
> The original paint job is factory bonded. Is there a way to repaint this
> and
> remove the rust speckles without stripping down the whole thing?
>

Sand it down, primer, then finish paint. If you don't get all the rust off,
it will just come back in a short time. The only 100% positive way to
eliminate it in the future is to sit when you pee and close the lid when you
flush.



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